Da li ti se sviđa ova kuhinja?

you

Breakdown of Da li ti se sviđa ova kuhinja?

• da li: do
• ovaj: this
• sviđati se: to like

Questions & Answers about Da li ti se sviđa ova kuhinja?

What is the most literal way to understand Da li ti se sviđa ova kuhinja?

A very literal breakdown is:

• Da li = marks a yes/no question
• ti = to you
• se sviđa = is pleasing / appeals
• ova kuhinja = this kitchen

So the sentence is structured more like:

Does this kitchen appeal to you?

That is why the Serbian grammar looks different from English Do you like this kitchen?

What does da li do in this sentence?

Da li is a very common way to form a yes/no question in Serbian.

So:

• Ti se sviđa ova kuhinja. is not a normal statement
• Da li ti se sviđa ova kuhinja? = Do you like this kitchen?

It does not really have a direct word-for-word English equivalent. Its job is just to signal that the sentence is a question.

You may also see:

• Sviđa li ti se ova kuhinja? — more formal or written
• Je l' ti se sviđa ova kuhinja? — very common in speech

Why is it ti, not a word meaning you as the subject?

Because with sviđati se, the person who likes something is put in the dative case, not as a normal subject.

So: